yield point

noun

1. the stress at which an elastic material under increasing stress ceases to behave elastically; under conditions of tensile strength the elongation is no longer proportional to the increase in stress Also calledyield stressyield strength

Example Sentences

Those who were silent or *Oprah hand gesture* silenced – are standing up with an urgency that may seem like we passed yield point merely last week, but we know has been fermenting for generations.

From Salon

Those declines have kept the U.S. dollar relatively attractive from a yield point of view and it was trading near a two-year high against a basket of currencies at 98.147.

From Reuters

The current exhibition, “Yield Point,” by the sly Japanese artist Aki Sasamoto, explores various kinds of elasticity: A high-definition video features a tensile testing machine that stretches plastic like bubble gum, while a baffling installation displays an upright trampoline and electroluminescent wire stretched across a Dumpster.

From New York Times

“Equities are better than corporate bonds from a yield point of view.”

From BusinessWeek

Consequently at the yield point, the top head is suddenly but only temporarily relieved of load, and the scale beam drops.

From Project Gutenberg